Analysis of Felt and Fairways
David Plantinga 1972 (Sherbrooke)
Though cue-balls are glossy and smooth
The felt has been rough since my youth.
Some dimples assist
When fairways resist
But putting on tables is uncouth.
| Scheme | ABCCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 11111001 01111111 11001 1101 110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 156 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 125 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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